Canzoneri Bass Featherweight Title Bout Set for Tomorrow
Tony Canzoneri and Benny Bass are slated to meet tomorrow in Madison Square Garden to decide the featherweight crown after Bass held the NBA title and Canzoneri earned favor as the obvious challenger. The bout follows Taylor Sanger in Chicago which may shape western featherweight contenders ahead of the New York card. Promoter Jim Mullen plans postfight matchups featuring Eddie Shea and the Canzoneri Bass winner to determine the recognized champion.
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Associated Press
New York
Tony Canzoneri
Brooklyn
Benny Bass
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Canzoneri
Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Boston
Empire State
Bass
Flanneaanavt
Lanavucl Taylor-Sanger
United Press
Chicago
Joey Sanger
Milwaukee
Taylor
Sanger
National Boxing Association
New York Commission
Jim Mullen
Eddie Shea
Mullen
Shea
National Sports Roundup From Across the Midwest and West
Frank Troeh won the mid-winter trap shooting match at the Interstate Tournament in Kansas City. Frank Moran was appointed a California boxing inspector. A record bowling field will compete in the American Bowling Congress in Kansas City during March and April. Tommy Hitchcock narrowly escaped injury in Los Angeles. Big Bill Tilden defeated Junior Coen in an exhibition in Kansas City. Drury College cagers beat Warrensburg 29 to 27. Johnny Weismuller and Walter Laufer target records in Chicago. Pete Jablonowski signed with the Cincinnati Reds for spring training. Dave Barry appeals ruling after officiating an unsanctioned bout in Chicago. Hillyard defeated Kansas City Athletic 34 to 15. Joplin plans to defend Western league baseball franchise with a new $10,000 corporation. Oklahoma hosts interscholastic meet May 3, 4 and 5. Phillips VII Haymakers win seventh straight in Enid 42 to 19.
Basketball results and boxing crowd estimate from local games
Southeastern Oklahoma Teachers 45 Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers 21. Phillips U 42 Northeastern Oklahoma Teachers 19. Promoters forecast a crowd of at least 25 060 for the Pauline Godfrey fight in Los Angeles later this month.
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Southeastern Oklahoma
Southwestern Oklahoma
Phillips U
Northeastern Oklahoma
Pauline-Godfrey
Los Angeles
Nebraska Joins Army 1928 Football Schedule
United Press reports Nebraska University will travel to West Point to play Army on November 24, completing a demanding 1928 schedule. Army will host Boston University, Southern Methodist, Providence, Harvard, Yale, DePauw, Notre Dame, Carleton, and Nebraska abroad or at home in New York, Cambridge, and West Point.
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United Press
West Point
N. Y
Nebraska University
United States Military Academy
Army
Philip Fleming
Navy
Nebraska
New Haven
Cambridge
New York
Boston University
Southern Methodist University
Providence
Harvard
Yale
de Pau University
Notre Dame
Carleton
League Council to Consider Request on Hungarian Armaments
Geneva reports the League of Nations council will discuss a request from the Little Entente for an investigation into Hungarian armaments. The agenda for the 49th session, convoyed for March 5, follows the arrival of six carloads of machine guns on the Austro Hungarian frontier, a breach of the Trianon treaty.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Switzerland
Little Entente
Council of the
League of Nations
Jugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Rumania
Trianon
Wax Knocks Out Fulmer in Final Round Fight
In Kansas City Leo Wax of Sydney Australia stopped Chuck Fulmer of Lincoln Nebraska in the last round of a ten round bout. In San Francisco Armand Emanuel of San Francisco heavyweight defeated Tommy Randolph of Los Angeles in seven rounds by technical knockout. Chicago promoter William Veeck blamed errors in pursuing Rogers Hornsby with Boston Braves and quipped about Santa Claus visiting Boston.
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United Press
Kansas City
Leo Wax
Sydney
Australia
Chuck Fulmer
Lincoln
Nebr
San Francisco
Armand Emanuel
Tommy Randolph
Los Angeles
Chicago
William Veek
Chicago Cubs
Rogers Hornsby
Boston Braves
Hornsby
Fuchs
Braves
Santa Claus
Boston
Veeck
Internal treatment for piles promises lasting relief
J S Leonhardt M D declares external remedies fail to cure piles as the cause is inside bad circulation. He developed an internal remedy named HEMROID after testing in 1000 cases and now sells it nationwide with a guarantee through City Drug Company offering refunds to dissatisfied customers.
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Howe
J. S. Leonhardt
City Drug Company
Sower of cauliflower rivals boxers in Tex Rickard tale
Feg Murray paints Tex as a crafty grower of prize cauliflowers who claims to shape rivals like Dempsey and Tunney into perfect crops. The column blends boxing slang with farming metaphors as Tex cultivates, irrigates, and eliminates to produce a gallery of showpiece heads and profit at the gate.
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Tower
William Harrison Dempsey
James Joseph Tunney
Golf Opens in Hot Springs South Central Tourney
The Hot Springs Golf and Country Club hosts the South Central Golf Tournament opening events with pros and amateurs in pro am and driving contests. Notables include Tommy Armour Bill Mehlhorn and MacDonald Smith among entrants seeking $5 000 in prizes as 72 holes begin tomorrow. NOMAN Oklahoma wrestlers set to face Nebraska Saturday.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Ark
Hot Springs Golf and Country Club
Tommy Armour
Bill Mehlhorn
MacDonald Smith
Billy Burke
al Watrous
Bobby Cruickshank
Joe Kirkwood
al Espinosa
Harry Cooper
Ed Dudley
Larry Nabholtz
Johnny Golden
Neck sized crowd pleaser ready made tie collar
A brisk morning convenience lets a man wear a buttoned collar with a built in tie in one motion. Hans Steinke, pictured above, sports a neck size 20 and a hat size 7. He claims he can throw noted wrestlers Joe Stecher or Strangler Lewis from New York into Mexico or Canada.
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Hans Steinke
Joe Stecher
Strangler Lewis
New York
Mexico
Canada
Women and Men Face Off in Newark Indoor Meet
Lloyd Hahn of Nebraska won the 1000 yards in 2 15 1 5 and dipped under two minutes for the half mile, while Catherine Donovan set a world indoor record at the half mile, followed by Dorothy Wallace. The piece notes a 40 second head start for women and previews growing participation including Olympic prospects.
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Frank Getty
United Press
New York
Newark Athletic Club
Lloyd Hahn
Nebraskan
Catherine Donovan
Hahn
Newark
Donovan
E. B. Parson
Buffalo
Miss Donovan
Dorothy Wallace
Staten Island
Wallace
Amsterdam
Germany
Common Sense Child Rearing Promotes Nujol Use
A maternal approach to child care urges following a simple plan learned from experience. Doctors endorse Najol for digestive balance and skin care, recommending external use and separate bottles for baby and caregiver, touting safety and natural benefits.
Skating Skirts Draw Gaze at Swiss Olympic Lead
Beatrix Loughran Sonja Henie and Andree Joly draw attention in St Moritz as observers focus on skating skirt lengths and colors rather than times in the 1928 Olympic women’s events. Henie, age thirteen in 1924, is noted for a yellow skirt two inches above the knee while Loughran wears knee length navy and Joly a short red. Loughran explains she chose comfort.
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Moritz
Switzerland
Beatrix Loughran
United States
Sonja Henie
Norway
Andree Joly
France
St. Moritz
O'Neil Farrell
Thunberg
Findland
Larsen
Eversen
Canada
Miss Loughran
Chamonix
Sooner Cagers End Week With Hard Workouts
Norman Oklahoma February 9 Sooners prepare for a game with another tough practice session. Coach and players push through drills as they sharpen offense and defense for upcoming competition.
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United Press
Norman
Okla
Team drills draft for games against Washington and Missouri
Players named Granny Norris returns to guard after two days in infirmary. Team worked out yesterday afternoon in preparation for Friday and Saturday games against Washington and Missouri.
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Washington
Missouri
Granny Norris
Who Is the Skinniest Man in The World
A town one may find a bold notice offering McCoy's Tablets to underweight men and women. The ad promises a 4 sixty cent or 2 one dollar box trial and a full refund if no five pound gain or satisfaction is achieved. Drug stores nationwide are named as sellers.
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McCoy
Post Office
America
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Big Bill Tilden
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Stillwater
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University of Oklahoma
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